Green, S. R. (2004) Stimulus Meaning Determines Translation. Dialogue, 46, 87-94.

Benner E. J., Mosley R. L., Destache C. J., Lewis T .B., Jackson-Lewis V., Gorantla S., Nemacheck C., Green S. R., Prezebdorski S., Gendeleman H. E (2004). Therapeutic immunization protects dopaminergic neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson's Disease. Soon to be published pending draft revision.

 

Presented the paper “Stimulus Meaning Determines Translation” at The Fifth Annual Midwest Undergraduate Philosophy Conference Sponsored by Creighton University (2003)

 

Stanford University - Symbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience
Research Assistant ( May 2004 - Present)

Working under Dr. Brian Knutson to perform cognitive neuroscience research with fMRI to determine active brain regions as a function of reward magnitude and time delay between cue and target presentation. Additionally, a behavioral study was conducted to determine the affect of participants during certain segments of the cognitive task.

• Used AFNI software to prep and generate activation maps, conduct regression analysis, and determine voxels of interest to peform time course analysis.
  
• Developed and modified cognitive tasks using E-Prime coding software.
  
• Managed all participant logistics including scheduling, training, and debriefing on a examining valence and arousal affect.
  
• Used excel spreadsheets and SPSS to analyze and present data generated from both behavioral neurocognitive studies.
  
• Participated in analyzing and critiquing drafts submitted for publication.

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Center for the Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Research Assistant (May 2002 - August 2003)

Under Dr. Howard Gendelman performed neuro-immunological research focused on developing a vaccine for Parkinson’s Disease. The specific task examined the relative concentrations of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) as function of experimental conditions in the striatum of mice injected with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine.

• Performed cell lysing, Nissl staining, Western blotting, proliferation assays, Bicinchoninic Assay (BCA), and immunofluorescent staining.
  
• Exposed to both MRI and A-SPECT research.
  
• Developed a proposal adhering to grant protocol requirements.

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Principal Investigator (August 2002 - November 2003)

My thesis work conducted under Dr. Joseph Brown. A cognitive-behavioral experiment attempting to show the role of frustration in learning. Frustration was measured as a function of response rate and total amount of responses given while solving problems in a cognitive task.

• Designed and coded a cognitive problem solving program using Visual Basic.
  
• Created and refined the problem set used for the experiment.
  
• Managed all participant logistics including scheduling, training, and debriefing.
  
• Maintained and troubleshot the program across multiple windows platforms.

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research Assistant (August 2000 - December 2000)

The research examined the effects of Fluoxetine on the immune system. I served as an independent observer measuring rat behavior during a swim test.

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research Assistant (January 2000 -May 2000)

Performed research for a Neuropsychology laboratory course. The study used EEG to examine the congruity effect as a function of the N400 and P300 wave forms.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant- Assisted Dr. Shelton Hendricks in his Introduction to Psychology class. Executed a two hour review session once a week. (1998)

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant- Assisted Dr. Shelton Hendricks in his Introduction to Psychology class. Guided students in one hour review sessions twice a week. Presented several class lectures during the semester. (1999)

Undergraduate Tutor- Conducted review sessions for Dr. James Thomas Introduction to Psychology class once a week (2000)

Presented Lectures in Dr. Joseph Brown’s Introduction to Psychology II. (2001)

Mad Science Teacher- Prepared and taught classes covering basic scientific principles and concepts using a combination of simple lecturing and interactive experiments. (2000-2004)

Arts and Science’s Deans List (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

F.W. Kayser Scholarship (1998)

Foundations for Educational Funding Scholarship (1999)

Golden Key National Honor Society University of Nebraska at Omaha (1997)

Rhoden Undergraduate Scholarship University of Nebraska at Omaha (2000, 2001)

Proficient with computers and skilled with many different types of software and operating systems

• Experienced writing code in Visual Basic and E-prime.
  
• Skilled with Microsoft and Louts office suites including excel.
  
• Strong understanding of Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, and XP.
  
• Familiar with Mac OS 9 and X.
  
• Experienced with Unix.
  
• Expert with Corel Draw and Rave and have experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
  
• Used Macromedia Dreamweaver to build websites including my own (DisabusiveSophist.com).
  
• Able to perform statistical analysis using SPSS.